Wich Graphic Table?

[imashination]

Originally posted by TheHellmaster
It should not be too expensive, and not too cheap. :)


And the vague post of the year award goes to....

Define not cheap and not expensive.

[TheHellmaster]

Originally posted by imashination
And the vague post of the year award goes to....

Define not cheap and not expensive.

erm... ok, ok, after rereading the thread, I see what you mean! :surprised: :eek:

It should not cost over 200$, but I don´t want something... bad!? Bah, It´s hard for me to explain it in english, so I´ll post a german description and hope someone can help me! :hmm:

Also, Ich hab keine Ahnung von Zeichenbrettern und will eins, mit dem man auch vernünftig Zeichnen kann und einem nicht gleich die Hand vor schmerzen abfällt. Hab mir mal von Wacom die Graphire und Volito Bretter angeschaut, hab aber keine Ahnung ob die gut sind.

Nicht zu teuer, aber die sollten eben auch was taugen.
So... Hoffe ein Deutschler liest des! Ein Weihnachtsbesäufniss kann am nächsten Tag schwerwiegende Auswirkungen haben!! :D

TheHellmaster

[imashination]

Graphie 3 6x8"

[3Dfx_Sage]

Originally posted by imashination
Graphie 3 6x8" definitely. can't go wrong with any Wacom.

[Digimatrix]

I am also wondering this same question. I used one tablet before, and it was not a wacom ( I used it about.... twice). I am now using an optical mouse for 3d and photoshop work.
I have noticed that wacoms are all highly recommended, but am wondering why?
Are they that reliable?
Are they that easy to use?
What kind/size do you recommend?

I went to the site, and it recommended an Intuous for me. Does that even sound right?
Can I use these things for 3D work?
Pardon me if I sound a bit on the naive side, but I would rather ask questions of my peers than trust a site that is looking to sell something.:D
Thank You!!!

[mtague]

I've had 2 wacom's, a graphire which is a small, inexpensive beginner's tablet, and now i have a big intuos. I liked the graphic (except that it was too small) and haven't really tried out the new one, but I've never had problems with wacom's tablets and find them very useful. They have pressure sensitivity and the pens are really nice. The graphire tablet also comes with a mouse.

[catnip]

Originally posted by Digimatrix
I am also wondering this same question. I used one tablet before, and it was not a wacom ( I used it about.... twice). I am now using an optical mouse for 3d and photoshop work.
I have noticed that wacoms are all highly recommended, but am wondering why?
Are they that reliable?
Are they that easy to use?
What kind/size do you recommend?

I went to the site, and it recommended an Intuous for me. Does that even sound right?
Can I use these things for 3D work?
Pardon me if I sound a bit on the naive side, but I would rather ask questions of my peers than trust a site that is looking to sell something.:D
Thank You!!!

The main reason I use a tablet is for painting texture maps. For that purpose, a tablet is much better than a mouse, IMO.

I've had two Wacom tablets (an ArtPad II and a Graphire 2), and I've liked both. Some advantages of Wacoms over other brands are:

1. The pen doesn't need batteries. Some other brands do need them.

2. Driver support is very good. Wacom continues to issue driver updates even for their older tablets.

3. Applications such as Photoshop and Painter are written to work well with Wacom's tablets.

The downside is the price.

There are some other brands of tablet, like GTCO CalComp (http://www.calcomp.com/), which are marketed to the CAD industry, and Aiptek. You may want to check their websites as well.

HTH!

[3Dfx_Sage]

one thing that I noticed when comparing wacoms with other brands is margin of error. certain other brands that were much cheaper but supposedly had better resolution, when you looked at their margin of error it was 3x or more what the wacoms were.

[BleedingSky]

For a person just starting out in digital painting, would you suggest a 6x8 graphire or a 6x8 intuos? The price difference seems to be about $150 in my area. Thank you in advance.

[TheHellmaster]

Thank you for all your answers!
I will buy an Graphire3 and give a feedback then!

TheHellmaster

[Digimatrix]

I also thank you for your feedback. You have been very helpful.
I have to tell you this though...

So, last night, my dear sweet boyfriend brings out that tablet that I never used, and says 'why don't you try this again?'.
I say, yeah sure, go ahead. I figure maybe it was a user problem(too dumb to use it). He plugs it in our brand new Alienware Area 51 computer, then tries to turn it on.

Computer does not turn on.
Boyfriend starts cursing at tablet, throws tablet away.


ending of story, computer is fixed, and I am probably getting an Intuous.
:D

[bmb]

hoi!
hab genau das selbe problem..
also ich würd mir auch gern nen grafik-tablet zulegen,
deswegen dacht ich ans intuos 2 A4, da das ja ziemlich gut sein soll (hab gehöhrt A5 ist zu klein und a6 zu groß...).
Also von den graphire serien hab ich noch nichts gehöhrt, hast du es denn schon? bzw schon getestet? würd gern wissen ob die mit den intuos mithalten können...

[TheHellmaster]

Originally posted by bmb
hoi!
hab genau das selbe problem..
also ich würd mir auch gern nen grafik-tablet zulegen,
deswegen dacht ich ans intuos 2 A4, da das ja ziemlich gut sein soll (hab gehöhrt A5 ist zu klein und a6 zu groß...).
Also von den graphire serien hab ich noch nichts gehöhrt, hast du es denn schon? bzw schon getestet? würd gern wissen ob die mit den intuos mithalten können...


Kann dir im moment leider noch nix sagen. Habs erst gestern bestellt. Aber sobald ichs hab PM ich dich mal an.

TheHellmaster

[jwmoebius]

Originally posted by bmb
hab gehöhrt A5 ist zu klein und a6 zu groß...
ähm. äh. ja. wer erzählt denn sowas??? irgendwie. äh. wirr. :surprised:

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